Case Worker - Foster Care (Full Time)
Job No:
S139
Location:
TRACC Roma - Roma
* Looking for a challenging role within a foster care program to utilize your experience in child protection, compassion and motivate to help others? * Want to work for a organisation that prides itself on the high level and variety of services provided to the community?
About Us
Spiritus is an Anglican not-for-profit organisation providing caring and supportive services in partnership with government and other support organisations, to respond to identified needs in our community.
Our staff connect with people on every step of their lives' paths, responding with compassion, creativity, commitment and courage to the needs of the infirm and those most at risk in our communities.
Every day the passionate staff and volunteers of Spiritus are working to respond to growing community demand for our services.
Spiritus is committed to social and community welfare issues and aged and community care needs, particularly with respect to disadvantaged members of the community.
Whether it is providing nursing care and domestic assistance in the home, physiotherapy to enable the return of mobility, emergency accommodation for victims of domestic violence, working with foster carers in the care of vulnerable children, a safe caring environment for frail elderly people, wound care for homeless, skills training for young unemployed people or parental education and counselling, Spiritus is there, providing the best quality care available.
The work of Spiritus stretches from Cairns to Coolangatta, from Birdsville to Brisbane and reaches people of all ages with a variety of needs.
You are invited to reflect on our Vision, Mission and Value statements on our web site!
About the Role
Roma Social Services - TRACC program is currently seeking a Case Worker for their Foster Care program to join their team on a full time basis.
Reporting to the Coordinator, the purpose of this role is to recruit, train and assess and provide ongoing support for Foster Carers. The position will also be responsible for ensuring Foster Carers develop the resilience and necessary skills to provide safe and supportive care to the children and young people placed with them.
We require you to have:
- Possession of a Degree in Social Work, Psychology or Behavioural Sciences and/or relevant extensive experience;
- Applied knowledge and understanding of child protection and alternative care frameworks, including knowledge of or an ability to acquire knowledge of the Child Protection Act (1999) and relevant legislation;
- Proven ability to work effectively both within a multi-skilled team and independently;
- Demonstrated ability to respond appropriately in crisis situations/highly developed problem solving, decision-making and negotiation skills; and
- Current open Qld driver's licence.
The following criteria are not essential, but will be highly regarded:
- Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment;
- Experience in providing training to adults and facilitating support groups; and
- Experience in writing Foster Carer Assessments.
To be successful you are required to hold and maintain a current Blue Card or be eligible to receive one prior to commencing. In some cases you may be able to commence work pending a Blue Card application.
You will also be required to undertake Criminal, Traffic, Domestic Violence and Child Protection History Checks.
In return you will work within a small, friendly and supportive team; and have access to generous salary packaging and professional development opportunities.
For futher information please contact Helen McLeod on (07) 4622 4876.
Applications close Friday 19 March 2010